95.7% of residents of 71301 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (44% very well, 26% well, 18% not well, 12% not at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 19% well, 8% not well).
1.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (10% very well, 28% well, 32% not well, 29% not at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (58% very well, 8% well, 34% not well).

Foreign born population: 609 (2.7%)(44.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Population in 1990: 25,040. Population change in the 1990s: -1,673 (-6.7%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 18,057

Northeast: 479

Midwest: 649

South: 2,218

West: 584

54% of the 71301 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 73% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

82% of the 71301 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 8% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 225

Here:

8.2%

Louisiana:

16.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 64

Here:

4.1%

Louisiana:

17.7%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 61

Here:

10.6%

Louisiana:

16.6%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Class of Workers (%)

Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)

Architecture and engineering occupations: 67,667

Computer and mathematical occupations: 63,229

Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations: 62,857

Legal occupations: 59,423

Law enforcement workers including supervisors: 57,452

Life, physical, and social science occupations: 56,908

Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (ALEXANDRIA, LA):

Biggest contracts:
$2,155,304 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2006-01-05. Completion date: 2006-01-17.
$109,163 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2006-04-08. Completion date: 2006-04-28.
$35,828 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2006-01-09. Completion date: 2006-01-17.
$8,120 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Electrical and Electronic Equipment Components. Signed on 2006-06-02. Completion date: 2006-04-28.

Biggest contracts:
$200,000 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Space Vehicles. Signed on 2003-04-17. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
$7,548 with Army for Motor Passenger Services. Signed on 2003-01-14. Completion date: 2003-01-27.
$4,348 with Army for Other Vehicle Charter for Transportation of Things. Signed on 2003-05-20. Completion date: 2003-07-24.
$3,480 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-10-26.

Biggest contracts:
$22,486 with Army for Petroleum Production and Distribution Equipment. Signed on 2005-09-16. Completion date: 2005-09-16.
$14,900 with Forest Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Utilities. Signed on 2005-02-15. Completion date: 2005-04-30.
$13,000 with Army for Fueling and Other Petroleum Services - Excluding Storage. Signed on 2005-03-29. Completion date: 2005-04-25.
$9,937 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2005-05-27. Completion date: 2005-05-26.

$28,856 with Army for Phonographs, Radio and Television Sets: Home Type. Signed on 2002-05-28. Completion date: 2002-07-01.
$13,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-04-01. Completion date: 2002-05-03.
$6,000, same as above.Signed on 2002-01-30. Completion date: 2002-02-15.
$3,604, same as above.Signed on 2003-05-23. Completion date: 2003-05-27.

$20,225 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Communication, Detection, and Coherent Radiation Equipment. Signed on 2006-03-23. Completion date: 2006-03-27.
$4,000, same as above.Signed on 2006-04-05. Completion date: 2006-04-05.
$852 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Telephone and/or Communications Services (includes Telegraph, Telex, and Cablevision Services). Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.

HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES IN (2300 SOUTH MAC ARTHUR DR)

$23,595 with Army for Office Furniture. Signed on 2004-01-27. Completion date: 2004-02-13.

GRIMES INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY, LLC (3405 ROSALINO ST; small business)

$14,884 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2006-06-28. Completion date: 2006-07-21.

HILTON, DAVID (1500 METRO DR; small business)

$13,300 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2004-04-15. Completion date: 2004-04-05.